Mermentau Louisiana Map

About Mermentau, Louisiana

Mermentau is a locality in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 516. The population density is 93.4 people per km². Mermentau is located at 30.1899°N, 92.5826°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mermentau is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70556.

Mermentau anchors itself firmly upon the flat, alluvial plains where the slow, deliberate pulse of the Mermentau River dictates the rhythm of the horizon. It lies 12.5 miles west of Crowley, LA (from Crowley, LA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 5.0 miles east-southeast of Jennings. The landscape stretches out in broad, unbroken expanses of dark earth, where the moisture in the air clings to the skin like a humid shroud as the sun descends toward the western fields. To the north, the elevation shifts ever so slightly, a subtle tilt in the topography that separates these low-lying expanses from the distant, modest rise of Onion Hill. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, syrupy quality, turning the sky into a bruised plum color that reflects off the quiet, dark waters of the riverbed, lending a sense of permanence to the expansive, open sky.

Mermentau owes its persistence to the fertility of these soils, which have long supported a quiet, industrious economy rooted in the cultivation of rice and the seasonal labor of the fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land opens into the expansive stretches of Laurents Pasture, a reminder of the agrarian heritage that continues to define the local character. Travelers passing through the region often find a brief moment of pause at the I-10 Rest Area, a small island of transit amidst the quietude of the surrounding acreage. Life in Mermentau moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, characterized by a deep-seated resilience and a heritage that favors the steady labor of the land over the clamor of larger, more frantic centers of commerce.

About This Mermentau Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mermentau, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.189928, -92.582638. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Mermentau includes the ZIP code (70556), telephone area code (985), county seat of Acadia Parish, and school district assignment (Acadia Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.